At present my thoughts are on how these talks will effect the Philippines of whom is highly dependent on its exports to USA. It seems Obama is put in on the limbing man act. "Yep we maybe wounded in one leg but...
O' Lord and Master of the universe, makes a gaff that will make many people laugh and some will cry. "The first Pacific US president." lol That certainly made me splutter in my coffee and this being the...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The plane swoops down over a field, racing along at 140 mph only a few feet above the corn stalks before releasing its chemicals and pulling back into the sky. It seems a vestige of another era -- or a scene from a classic film -- but throughout the...
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In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America. Those days seem long gone. There is...
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The State Hospital Review and Planning Council earlier this month adopted a new emergency regulation that requires New York State hospital workers to get the flu shot or get fired, and that it be a requirement for...
" Georgia has accused Russia of trying to seize more of its territory as the anniversary of last year's brief war between the two countries approaches. Tbilisi said Russian troops had been moving border posts...
Super Bowl executives at NBC have pulled the plug on a PETA commercial that shows sexy, scantily clad models getting intimate with vegetables, as they say that is shows a level of sexuality that exceeds out...
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This will probably happen, if not this year then almost surely within five years. If the US withdraws there will be no force strong enough to hold Iraq together,"The country's biggest Shiite party is hoping for a...
. Restraint is good and should be applied but when rockets fall on civilians with no pretense at military targets, then it is time to end the threat with whatever force necessary. "Foreign Minister Tzipi...
People across the world protested today against Israel's airstrikes in Gaza, calling for an immediate end to the violence as Israeli troops have entered the Palestinian region. About 21,000 people rallied in Paris,...
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The north-western mountainous region is a place of potential for tourism with many places of interest and famous historical and cultural relic sites." Tourists to a hamlet in north-western region Besides, traditional festivals and ...
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"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...
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"Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Mosharraf Zaidi As the world’s attention turns increasingly to Pakistan and its role in tackling the threat of globalised terrorism, the country’s perception abroad is evolving. More than seven years after 9/11, a more nuanced approach to...
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"I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which...
Due to heavy rainfall that started on Friday in Brazil have under watered 80% of the towns. Roads blocked into four towns where people had no electricity. Federal officials offered cargo planes to help fly...